Home Depot, Best Buy and Dick's Sporting Goods among the retailers poised to gain share from SearsHome Depot Inc. , Lowe's Cos. , Best Buy Co. Inc. and Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. are among the retailers poised to gain market share as Sears Holdings Corp. continues to surrender it, according to UBS. Appliances, apparel and what analysts call "soft home" are Sears' biggest product categories by sales. The struggling retailer is on the path to $16.1 billion in sales for fiscal 2017, down 70% from a peak level of about $53 billion in 2006, analysts wrote in a recent note. About $3.5 billion in Sears sales are major appliances. Home Depot, Lowe's and Best Buy could capture about 75% of that thanks to their own merchandise assortments and their distance from a Sears store. About 80% of Sears locations are within 15 minutes of these other retailers. "While some of the appliance sales could leak to Amazon.com Inc. since it now carries Kenmore products, we think physical stores will remain the dominant channel for this category," a UBS note said. Dick's Sporting Goods could snap up 25% of the estimated $400 million in sporting goods sales, an increase of about 150 basis points in same-store sales. Pier 1 Imports Inc. and Williams-Sonoma Inc. could also see a basis-point lift from furniture sales. Since the beginning of 2018, Sears has announced along with more than , including Kmart. Sears shares are down more than 70% for the past year while the SPDR S&P Retail ETF is up 0.3% for the period and the S&P 500 index is up nearly 14%.

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Lowe's board approves $5 billion stock buyback plan Lowe's Cos. said late Friday that its board approved a stock repurchase program of up to $5 billion. The new buyback plan has no expiration date and is on top of $2.1 billion remaining from a previous program. Shares of Lowe's were up 0.8% after hours after closing up 1% to $107.40. For the year, the stock is up 15.6%.

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Lowe's hiring more than 53,000 employees, including seasonal staffersLowe's Cos. said Wednesday that it is hiring more than 53,000 employees, including full-time, part-time and seasonal workers. Seasonal staff usually work between March and September in functions like cashiers and lawn and garden associates. Full-time and part-time positions available include service and support managers and stockers. Lowe's currently has nearly 250,000 U.S. store employees. Among the locations with openings are Atlanta (1,000), Boston and the surrounding area (1,800), Charlotte (1,200) and New York (1,200). Lowe's shares are up 45% for the past year while the S&P 500 index is up 25% for the period.

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Amazon stock rises as J.P. Morgan hikes price targetShares of Amazon.com Inc. rose 0.7% in premarket trading Monday after analysts at J.P. Morgan raised their price target on the stock to $1,375 from $1,220. "We believe Amazon is set to outperform in 2018 with numerous major growth opportunities driving revenue, with better margin flow-through after compression in 2017," wrote the analysts, led by Doug Anmuth. The hiked price target is based on a 0.9x retail gross merchandise volume multiple, which is above the firm's multiple for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. due to Amazon's faster growth. The analysts added that the 0.9x multiple "still implies a discount" relative to Home Depot Inc. , Lowe's Cos. , and TJX Cos. . Amazon shares have gained 57% so far in 2017, while the S&P 500 [s" spx] is up 20%.

Lowe's stock climbs premarket after Raymond James upgrades to outperformLowe's Cos. shares rose 0.5% in premarket trade Monday, after Raymond James upgraded the stock to outperform from market perform following the company's third-quarter earnings. "Lowe's shares are more attractive (versus historical levels) on a forward multiple basis - specifically versus its primary retail competitor and the overall market (S&P 500)," analyst Budd Bugatch wrote in a note. "In addition, underlying industry indicators, as well as comments from key industry suppliers, remain generally supportive of the home improvement industry moving into 2018." Rising wages and house price appreciation are expected to encourage homeowners to take on small home-improvement projects as well as spending on maintenance and repairs, said the analyst. Lowe's shares have gained 11.4% in 2017, while the S&P 500 has gained 16%.

Lowe's beats profit expectations; COO to retireLowe's Companies, Inc. LOW said Tuesday that Chief Operating Officer Rick Damron, a 36-year veteran of the company, will retire in February of next year. The home improvement retailer said Richard Maltsbarger, the company's chief development officer and president of its international business, will take his place.

Home Depot earnings: Hurricanes expected to give retailer an earnings boost Many Home Depot locations are in hard-hit HoustonHome Depot is expected to report earnings that have gotten a bump from recovery efforts after three major hurricanes hit the U.S.

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Home Depot, Lowe's shares buoyed by expected home repairs after hurricane HarveyShares of home-improvement retailers rose Monday, on expectations they will benefit from demand for wood and other supplies from homeowners in the region that has been battered by hurricane Harvey all weekend. Harvey, which is now a tropical storm, is expected to dump about 50 inches of rain over Houston this week, an "unprecedented" rainfall, according to the National Weather Service. J.P. Morgan said the disaster could generate insurance losses of $10 billion to $20 billion, although estimates are preliminary as flooding is expected to continue for several days and to hit neighboring Louisiana too. Home Depot Inc. shares jumped 1.1% in early trade, while Lowe's Cos. Inc. was up 1.9%. Home Depot shares have gained 13% i 2017, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained about 11% and the S&P 500 has gained 9%.

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